Get ready for an electrifying episode of DrunkenPM Radio as I welcome the esteemed James Grenning to unravel the world of Test Driven Development (TDD). Agile 2023 is just around the corner, and during the conference, James will be leading a workshop called "Your First Test-Driven Development." While TDD is not a new concept, it remains unfamiliar to many tech professionals who didn't come from a development background. That's precisely why I reached out to James and invited him to join me for this inspiring podcast. If you're immersed in Agile or managing technology projects, and TDD is still ..read more

Are you tired of endless meetings, indecision, and lack of progress? Do you want to learn a powerful problem-solving technique that will help you transform your digital business? If so, you won't want to miss this exciting podcast episode! Join Dave Prior as he interviews Atif Rafiq, a change leader who has worked with some of the biggest companies in the world, including McDonald's, Volvo, and Amazon. Atif's new book, "Decision Sprint," reveals a breakthrough problem-solving technique that enables leaders to tap into the power of upstream work and collaborative teamwork to generate the questi ..read more

This episode of the podcast is all about Facilitation. Fellow Certified Scrum Trainer, Anu Smalley joins me to talk about a brand new Scrum Alliance certification called: Agile Coaching Skills - Certified Facilitator (ACS-CF). During the conversation Anu and I discuss what the certification focuses on, what you can expect from someone who has it, and why it might be valuable to those leading and/or coaching teams. In the podcast, Anu references a TED talk where the facilitation skills of different musical conductors are evaluated. You can find that here: http://bit.ly/3KORIZo To learn more abo ..read more

Jennifer Tharp 3-1-2023 by Dave Prior, Agile Trainer, Consultant and Project Manager ..read more

Connecting with new people can be a challenge. More for some than others. In work, and in life, knowing how much to share, where the line is, what it is okay to ask ... this was always tough. And when every team on the planet suddenly became a distributed team.. the stakes got higher. And as welcoming as the solutions are for some, they have the opposite impact on others. Some people love virtual escape rooms and virtual happy hour. Others just wonder why they are being required to spend even more time on Zoom. Jed and Sophia Lazar have a better answer. They've developed Cozy Juicy Real, and g ..read more

PMI Chair Jennifer Tharp joins me for this episode of the podcast from Venice, Italy where she is making the most of being a remote worker . During our conversation, we cover a wide range of topics including: - What is the best movie about project management - What fictional character best represents your inner project manager - Has the profession of Project Management at an inflection point - What you need to do in order to stay current and relevant as our profession evolves - How to find ways to keep finding things to keep yourself excited and interested about working in this field - The imp ..read more

The Future of Project Management This episode features Howard Sublett as we discuss where Project Management and Agile are headed in the future. Howard is the former CEO of the Scrum Alliance. He’s been working in the space for years and has been doing consulting work since leaving SA. During the conversation we explore how the agile transformation space has been changing, some of the issues organizations are having with agile coaching, and where things are headed with the intersection of agile and traditional project management. Habitat for Humanity During the interview, Howard mentions his v ..read more

There is a massive difference between being a group of people who work together and being a high-performing team. It doesn’t matter if you are working in an agile organization or one that is more traditional, a group of people who share an understanding of how they work, why they work, and how they can show up and support one another every day are going to achieve greater things than those who lack that understanding. If this is something your team is struggling to develop, this podcast will provide a case study of how you and the people you work with can begin to develop the type of connectio ..read more

PMI Fellow Ricardo Vargas joins me in this episode of the podcast to talk about Artificial Intelligence, Chat GPT, and the Future of Project Management. During our conversation, I got the chance to dig deeper into some of the ideas raised in his recent HBR article "How AI Will Transform Project Management." Whether you are working in a traditional organization or one that has adopted agile, the work of managing work is going to go through some pretty intense changes in the coming years. This interview is guaranteed to give you ideas about how to prepare yourself for the future of project manag ..read more

In this episode, my good friend Chris Li joins me for a conversation about Sprint Goals. While Chris and I are aligned on the importance of having a Sprint Goal, we approach the creation of it in different ways. During this conversation, you’ll get a detailed breakdown of how each of us shows up for the Sprint Goal conversation, when, and how it happens. If you would prefer to check out a video version of this interview it can be found here: https://youtu.be/UxZypEeuFww Contacting Chris Web: www.sparkplugagility.com/ Twitter: twitter.com/realchrisli LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in ..read more